Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Don't pick up the airphone
Don't pick up the airphone.
You know you gotta have hope
You know you've got to be strong.
The Story: I work at a supermarket, and they play this song every two days (the music is on a loop). The speakers in the store are at a low volume, so I can never hear the correct words. The airphone is the name of the intercom system in the store. - Submitted by: DarkDan
Oh me so tight
Put your arms around me
You make me feel so sick.
Hold me so tight
Put your arms around me
You make me feel so sick.
The Story: Gabrielle has a voice that while sounds interesting (depending on whether you're in the mood to tolerate her slightly nasally shrill), makes it sometimes hard to hear what she's saying, hence these lines of misheard lyrics. With a haphazard blast of strange broken English and a sentiment of repulsion contrary to the general theme of the song, I wondered what the songwriter had been on while writing this. - Submitted by: Monokini
Battery
Out of reach
The Story: It wasn't just me. After finding out the real words to the song, having sung 'Battery' for 2 years, it turned out my Dad had been singing the same as I did. - Submitted by: Emma Jayne Pursey
Gonorrhea, so far
Out of reach, so far
The Story: My aunt was singing the misheard lyrics in a supermarket, as a woman and her 3-year-old were walking past. The woman looked mortified. - Submitted by: Alisha
Valerie
Out of reach
The Story: My aunt and I were driving in her car when this song came on. We both said in unison, 'Ohh..love this song' and started singing away. When it came to the chorus, I sang the correct word and she sang the misheard lyric. It was so funny because she was so into it. Even now, the habit is so instilled in her that she knows the correct lyric but still sings 'Valerie'. - Submitted by: Tami
Valery, couldn't see you were never meant for me.
Out of reach, couldn't see we were never meant to be.
The Story: My mother was singing this off the top of her head in the car when she was giving me and my mates a lift into town. How embarrasing!! - Submitted by: charlie
Valerie, so far
I never had your heart.
Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart.
The Story: Someone in the office asked out loud what the song was called when we heard it on the radio. I said 'Valerie', and then other people in the office brought it to my attention what the really lyrics were. - Submitted by: Bel
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